US slams sanctions on North Korean leader for human rights violations

There are 23 people on the US blacklist on North Korean leadership

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un

WASHINGTON, July 6 /TASS/. The United States has imposed unilateral sanctions on North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for violating human rights in North Korea, U.S. administration officials told journalists at a special briefing on Wednesday.

According to them, the punitive measures are also applied to some other people in the North Korean leadership; mid-ranking bureaucrats as well as employees of some state institutions and organizations.